WNTY (990 AM) is an

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licensed to

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and serving the

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area. The station is owned by John Fuller, through licensee Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation, and broadcasts with 2.5 kilowatts daytime and 80 watts nighttime from a studio and tower site on Old Turnpike Road in Southington.

History

After

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was shut down, it was applied in 1964 but license wasn’t completely transferred until 1966. First went on September 2, 1969, initially as a daytime-only radio station, WNTY's original format would continue in some form until early 1999 when the death of then-owner Donato F. Sarapo, who had purchased the station from the original owners, led to WNTY being sold to ADD Radio Group for $850,000.

''La Brava 990''

In April 1999, WNTY was leased by Hartford-based El Principe Communications.''La Brava'' would last until September 15, 2000 when ADD Radio terminated El Principe's lease for reasons including non-payment of rent. In retaliation, El Principe vandalized WNTY's studios and transmitter which kept the station off the air for two weeks. The station would return to the air that October with an automated variety of music plus high school football and the Sunday brokered programming, as well as a Christian music program "Play it Again God" targeted at Christian youth and young adults.

''Xact Radio, 990 The X''

In April 2003, the 990 frequency would see a big change on paper as the WNTY calls were cast aside after 34 years and replaced by new calls of WXCT, chosen for the new slogan of ''Xact Radio, 990 The X''.

Spanish-language religion

On Tuesday May 8, 2007, it was announced that WXCT would be dropping its all-talk format and flipping to a foreign language format on Friday, May 11

WXCT officially switched to Spanish-language religious programming at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 10, 2007.

Kool Oldies

Following the acquisition of the station from Connoisseur in 201

the station entered into a three-way Kool Oldies Radio simulcast with

WACM (AM) WACM (1270 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. The station is owned by John Fuller, through licensee Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation. It airs an oldies music format, simulcasting WSKP 1180 AM ...

and

WSKP (AM) WSKP (1180 AM broadcasting, AM) is a radio station city of license, licensed to Hope Valley, Rhode Island. The station is owned by John Fuller's Red Wolf Broadcasting Corporation and airs an oldies radio format. WSKP operates as part of the "Koo ...

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